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Event Detail

44th Annual Convention; San Diego, CA; 2018

Event Details

Strictly Business: How the BACB Professional and Ethical Code of Conduct Makes for Good Business Policies and Decision-Making

Sunday, May 27, 2018

6:00 PM–6:50 PM

Manchester Grand Hyatt, Seaport Ballroom A

Area: PRA/AUT; Domain: Service Delivery

CE Instructor: Melissa L. Olive, Ph.D.

Chair: Melissa L. Olive (Applied Behavioral Strategies LLC)

MEGAN MILLER (FSU CARD; Navigation Behavioral Consulting)

WILLIAM TIM COURTNEY (Little Star Center)

MELISSA L. OLIVE (Applied Behavioral Strategies LLC)

Abstract: This panel will focus on how businesses of various sizes have created policies and decision-making processes for preventing ethical dilemmas throughout various aspects of the business of providing ABA services. Even with the best antecedent and reinforcement-based interventions in place, misconduct may still occur. Thus, agencies should create, implement, and evaluate procedures to address misconduct within agencies.